Finance Assistant

Bright Futures Educational Trust; Urmston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Futures Educational Trust is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Management Accountant/Business Partner in providing effective finance support to the trust. You will provide professional accounting support for month-end and annual accounts, and assist with budgeting and forecasting for schools within the trust, with supervision as required.

Bright Futures Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people; other checks apply for

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and annual accounts with supervision as part of the central finance team.
• Assist budgeting and forecasting for schools within the trust.

Job description

Overall Job Purpose

The Finance Assistant’s main focus will be to support the Management Accountant/ Business Partner to provide effective finance support to Bright Futures Educational Trust.

They will be required to provide, with some supervision, a professional and timely accounting service for month end and annual accounts, and assist with the budgeting and forecasting for schools within the trust.

Reporting

The role of the Finance Assistant is part of the Bright Futures Central Finance team working reporting into the Management Accountant/Business Partner.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Bright Futures Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out and references will be sought for shortlisted candidates and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.